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How to Write Winning Short Stories - by Nancy Sakaduski (Paperback)
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Highlights
- A practical guide to writing short stories that covers the market for short fiction, how to write beginnings and endings, the central conflict, illustration vs. explanation, premise and theme, structure (including pacing, flashbacks, and scenes), setting, characters, dialogue, editing, fact-checking and legal issues, and marketing.
- Author(s): Nancy Sakaduski
- 172 Pages
- Language + Art + Disciplines, Composition + Creative Writing
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About the Book
A concise guide to writing short stories, including preparation, theme and premise, title, characters, dialogue, setting, and more. Submission and marketing advice is also provided.Book Synopsis
A practical guide to writing short stories that covers the market for short fiction, how to write beginnings and endings, the central conflict, illustration vs. explanation, premise and theme, structure (including pacing, flashbacks, and scenes), setting, characters, dialogue, editing, fact-checking and legal issues, and marketing. The author, who manages an annual short story competition, offers advice on manuscript formatting, submission options, contest entry, and how to get the attention of a publisher or contest judge.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .37 Inches (D)
Weight: .52 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 172
Genre: Language + Art + Disciplines
Sub-Genre: Composition + Creative Writing
Publisher: Cat & Mouse Press
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Nancy Sakaduski
Language: English
Street Date: December 31, 2015
TCIN: 90566098
UPC: 9780986059797
Item Number (DPCI): 247-00-1041
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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